Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the UK is taking a leading role in the development of nuclear energy.

The British Energy Security Strategy set an ambition of up to 24 GW of nuclear capacity by 2050 to support energy security and net zero objectives. To deliver on this objective, the Government is undertaking a range of activities. We have launched Great British Nuclear, which has an immediate focus on bringing forward small modular reactors, we have invested in Sizewell C to deliver the next large-scale project, and we have provided support for a range of enabling activities through the Low-Cost Nuclear Challenge, Nuclear Fuel Fund and the Future Nuclear Enabling Fund.

In addition, we will publish a Roadmap this autumn setting out the long-term trajectory for the nuclear sector, as well as publish a consultation on alternative routes to market for new nuclear projects.